Spirituality and the Occult: From the Renaissance to the Modern AgeSpirituality and the Occult argues against the widely held view that occult spiritualities are marginal to Western culture. Showing that the esoteric tradition is unfairly neglected in Western culture and that much of what we take to be 'modern' derives at least in part from this tradition, it casts a fresh, intriguing and persuasive perspective on intellectual and cultural history in the West. Brian Gibbons identifies the influence and continued presence of esoteric mystical movements in disciplines such as: |
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Nature in occult thought | 19 |
Science magic and the occult | 38 |
The body in occult thought | 56 |
The body in health and death | 71 |
The mind in occult thought 888 | 88 |
Occultism and analytical psychology | 103 |
Society religion and history in occult thought | 112 |
The occult and Western culture | 135 |
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| Titel | Spirituality and the Occult: From the Renaissance to the Modern Age |
| Auteur | B. J. Gibbons |
| Uitgever | Psychology Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0415244498, 9780415244497 |
| Lengte | 196 pagina's |
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